to elect
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3.3
- verb
- /ɪˈlɛkt/
:
elegir
- Workers, soldiers and peasants elected their own councils, known as Soviets.
- elect officials
- get elected
- elect a leader
And they say you, who elected you to run the world?
- And they say you, who elected you to run the world?
- Because Trump, if you are elected, we would all be in jail.
- Because then I didn't actually elect the script writer, right?
- The people are the ones that elect the Congress.
- And the idea is that the shareholders vote to elect a board of directors.
- I think immediately we got to elect Kamala Harris.
- But the problem comes is then when they get elected and your life doesn't change.
- If the consumer, the dreamer, the person elects to use the money.
- That that, that he he's promising that if you elect him again, he will make things better.
Examples
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The citizens will elect a new representative in the upcoming election.
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The people are the ones that elect the Congress.
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And they helped elect him the first go round.
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We all have an equal vote, but I am the elected spokesman.
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Well, I'm going to need time to do this... but I just got elected to the school board.
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Among her many honors, Ms. Brill was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Academic text (2011) -
Arafat died in November 2004; two months later, Abbas was elected as the second PA president.
Academic text (2011) -
The following month, Republican Rufus Bullock was elected governor, accompanied by a Republican majority in the state senate.
Academic text (2011) -
After much discussion, the committee decided to elect Sarah as the new president.
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In the last referendum, voters chose to elect members to the local council.
Synonyms
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1.0
Pick one thing or person from a group
823
2.5
To choose someone or something from a group
580
3.2
Officially choose someone for a job or role
237
2.0
Choose one person or thing from a group
124
5.0
To officially choose someone for a job or role
43
3.2
Choose someone for a position in an election
Antonyms
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word elect comes from the Latin verb eligere, from ex- 'out' and legere 'to choose', which gives the image of 'picking out' someone from a group. So to elect a person is to 'pick out' or choose them, often by voting.